The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-15
OUR INDIANA Diplomatic.

his fellow-citizens by his estimable qualities
of head and heart, particularly the latter; but,
probably in all that time the thought never
occurred to one of his friends or neighbors
that here was man eminently fitted for the
delicate duties Of diplomatic career. Diplo-
macy, to their minds, did not seem to be one
of Bayless's strong points. This seems to
have been sadly mistaken estimate. Bits of
information that float up this way from that
far off land south of the equator, to which Mr..
Hanna was sent by discerning and appre-
ciative administration, show that he has de-
veloped talent in the diplomatic line equaled
| by few, if any, Of the gentlemen selected
within the past two years to represent the
United States abroad; and that there have
been and are still some very remarkable men
on this list no one will deny.
Among the first requisites of your true dip
Tomato is an ability to dispense literally that
emollient substance vulgarly known as taffy.
| Foreign potentates, it is understood, are par
ticularly fond of this sugary regimen, aud the
| diplomates who can administer it most deity
are believed to stand high in their estimation,
and if the taffy is of good quality to become,
as it were, power behind the throne. Ordi-
tries his talents on a-well, at any rate he
practices little in the diplomatic line before
his departure to other shores. Bayless w.
Hanna, with the confidence of genius in his
own abilities did nothing of the kind. Leaving
Indiana with a reputation for bluffness and
'breeziness" not to say laundering, he as
lister to the Argentine Republic Like the
newly established newspaper, he was phe-
nomenal success from the start, if his letters and
speeches published in Buenos Ayres papers from
time to time are any indication. Mr. Hanna,
profting by his Indiana training, realizes the
power of the press and never permits any of
his diplomatic correspondence to be hidden
from public gaze.
Recently Mr.. Hanna visited the "Instituto
Agronomico Veterinario de la Provincial de
Buenos Ayres en- Santa Catalina" and adj
dresses letter to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs at Buenos Ayres, offering that gentle
man his grateful Acknowledgements for the
rare pleasure enjoyed by himself and friends
on the occasion. Everything we saw" says
Mr.. Hanna, ''was new revelation. 1t is
, wonderful institution. The truest, and al
the same time the best thing, perhaps, 1 can
say about it is that its chief glory lies in
its broad humanity 1t furnishes the poor Of
all nations, without CASTE a sure preventive
of the most baleful disease which has ever
scourged the human race" The reader will
perhaps suspect from this that the Institute
Agronomico Veternario, etc., is vaccine
farm, and such proves to be the CASE IL
poring with true diplomatic shrewdness, tn
existence of several similar establishments il
: the United States, which also furnish vaccin,
, virus "without CASTE" if not without cost
| Mr. Hanna goes on to say that this laborator,
for the preparation of the virus "shines lik
a lighthouse of safety on every shore" Thi
a vaccine farm has agricultural beauties, also
I and Mr.. Hanna is enamored of them. Sucl
! facilities for the improvement of live stool
f and for the education of young in agriculture
& science and veterinarian skill as he saw Their
: speak eloquently, he thinks, of the wisdom
I and foresight of the projectors of the Insti
tuto Agronomico Veterinario. So impresse,
is he with the institution that he declares hi
{ intention to soon formally communicate t.
his government full particulars of his obser
o vations there, regarding them as of nationa
y interest.
i But what Mr.. Hanna most desires on thi
. occasion is to extend thanks, and therefor
s declares that he twill be greatly obliged t
| Y. E. short for your excellency] both 70
n myself and the distinguished gentlemen VIII
n accompanied me- on your generous invitation
/ if you will thank Sr. DIR. D. NJ De Maria, til
g president of the board of the Santa Catalin
e institution, for his very attentive and unre
# strained courtesies and inequalities includ
S ing, also, Colonel Campos, its general supe,
a intendent and Mr.. Cuthhert S. Shoolbred
s through whose patient assistance every hin
# drance in the way of con trarieties of languag
# was most agreeably obviated." Mr. Ham
having had, as mentioned previously in til
Journal, some difficulty with the "contrarie
Il ties of foreign languages, it is gratifying
" know that no trouble was experienced on thi
:. occasion. "All in all, it was" he says, q